Anti Dumping Duty - Appointment of Designated Authority
AS per Rule 3(1) of the Customs Tariff (Identification, Assessment And Collection Of Anti-dumping Duty on Dumped Articles and for Determination of Injury) Rules, 1995, “The Central Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, appoint a person not below the rank of a Joint secretary to the Government of India or such other person as that Government may think fit as the designated authority for the purpose of these rules”.
In exercise of this power by Notification No. 4/95-Cus NT dated, 01.01.1995, the Government appointed the Additional Secretary in the Ministry of Commerce as the Designated Authority.
By Notification No. 63/2000 – Cus NT dated 19.10.2000, Government appointed Rathi Vinay Jha, Chairperson of India Trade Promotion Organisation as the DA.
Within two months, by Notification No. 74/2000 – Cus NT dated 12.12.2000, Government superseded Notification No. 63/2000 and again appointed the Additional Secretary in the Ministry of Commerce as the Designated Authority.
By Notification No. 11/2011 Cus NT dated 11.02.2011, Government amended Notification No. 74/2000 and made the Joint Secretary in the Ministry of Commerce as the Designated Authority.
Now the Government has superseded Notification No. 74/2000 and has appointed the person not below the rank of Joint Secretary to the Government of India, Department of Commerce, Ministry of Commerce and Industry, as designated authority.
This Notification does not specify as to who this person is!
Notification No. , Dated: July 20, 2011